| Standard | Title | Status | What it covers |
|---|---|---|---|
ISO/IEC/IEEE 26511:2018 | Requirements for managers of information for users | Published, 2018; under revision (CD 26511, 2026) | The management view: strategy, budget, staff and the information management process. |
ISO/IEC/IEEE 26512:2026 | Requirements for acquirers and suppliers of information products and services | Published, edition 3, 2026 | The agreement view: what an acquirer asks for and what a supplier commits to. |
ISO/IEC/IEEE 26513 | Testing and reviewing of information for users | Edition 2 at stage 60.00, under publication | The review view: how information is tested and reviewed. The 2017 edition is the published one until the new edition appears. |
ISO/IEC/IEEE 26514:2022 | Design and development of information for users | Published, edition 1, 2022 | The design and development view, and the single normative reference of 26517. |
ISO/IEC/IEEE 26515:2018 | Developing information for users in an agile environment | Published, 2018; confirmed 2024 | The agile view: how the information work fits an iterative delivery. |
ISO/IEC/IEEE 26516:2026 | Development and production of instructional videos | Published 2026-02-17, edition 1 | The video view: planning, producing and captioning instructional video. |
ISO/IEC/IEEE 26531:2023 | Content management for product life cycle, user and service management information | Published, 2023, edition 2 | The content management view: reuse, structure and lifecycle. |
ISO/IEC/IEEE DIS 26517 | Development of user assistance in mobile applications | Draft, stage 40.60 | The mobile view: this draft. Edition 1, no predecessor. |
What the family does not do
None of these standards certifies an organisation, and none of them is a law. They are international standards for the information work around software and systems. A team can follow them voluntarily, cite them in a contract, or use them as a method. The 2651x family is not a management system standard like 27001 or 9001, and 26517 does not create a certificate.
Why 26514 matters most here
Clause 2 of the draft names only 26514:2022. That makes it the one document a reader has to hold to read 26517 properly. The other family members are useful context, and the bibliography names several of them, but they are not normative for this draft. If a team has one acquisition budget for this work, 26514:2022 is the text to buy first, and the draft is the second.
The two 2026 publications
26512:2026 and 26516:2026 are published editions, not drafts. 26513 is at stage 60.00, under publication, so its 2017 edition is still the published text until the new one appears. The family is moving at the same time as 26517, which is why a watch on one standard is not enough. The change watch on this site covers 26517 and the record this product is built from; it does not silently substitute for a watch on the rest of the family.
Source
ISO/IEC/IEEE DIS 26517, standard record 87297
https://www.iso.org/standard/87297.html
Read 21 October 2026. Title, edition 1, 34 pages, stage 40.60 on 2026-06-25, DIS registered 2026-01-23, ballot opened 2026-04-01, committee ISO/IEC JTC 1/SC 7, ICS 35.080 and 35.240.95, CHF 67, abstract, life cycle.
ISO/IEC/IEEE 26514:2022, Design and development of information for users
https://www.iso.org/standard/77451.html
Read 21 October 2026. The single normative reference named in clause 2 of the draft. Published edition 1, 2022, 64 pages, stage 60.60.
ISO/IEC/IEEE 26512:2026, Requirements for acquirers and suppliers of information products and services
https://www.iso.org/standard/91114.html
Read 21 October 2026. Published edition 3, 2026, 24 pages, stage 60.60.
ISO/IEC/IEEE 26513, Testing and reviewing of information for users
https://www.iso.org/standard/89070.html
Read 21 October 2026. Edition 2 at stage 60.00, under publication, on 2026-09-30. The 2017 edition is the published edition until the new one appears.
ISO/IEC/IEEE 26516:2026, Development and production of instructional videos
https://www.iso.org/standard/87298.html
Read 21 October 2026. Published 2026-02-17, 31 pages, edition 1, stage 60.60. Related to the video material in clause 7.4.
The rules this is built from
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Every line points to the public ISO page or the free preview it came from, so you can check it yourself.
- 80 headings and defined terms
- 12 dated stages behind the draft
- 26514:2022 named as the normative reference
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